The Orange County Tribune Oct. 19, 2022

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Curbs on Cash Donated to Officeholders

Proposal by Kalmick gets approval

By Huw Pickering Orange County Tribune

Could giving money to a political candidate mean paying a fine?

Huntington Beach’s City Council unanimously vot ed Tuesday night to draw up a rolling list of people and corporate entities who are ineligible to make campaign contributions.

This is in response to

state law SB 1439, which goes into effect on Jan. 1 of next year.

To prevent a conflict of interest, SB 1439 prevents contributions greater than $250 from anyone who has negotiated a contract in front of the council in the previous 12 months. Those who make a con tribution within that 12-month window risk in curring a fine.

Councilmember Dan Kalmick wrote a report stating that the best way to prevent these conflicts of interest, and the result ing financial penalties, is

n GARDEN GROVE SCHOOL BOARD

Lan Nguyen target of protest Tuesday

By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune

Politics took center stage at Tuesday night’s meet ing of the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education as dozens of people showed up to criticize or defend Board Member Lan Quoc Nguyen. At issue was not any ac

tion he took as a school board member, but for comments he allegedly made that were “offen sive” about the former Army of the Republic of Vietnam.

Outside the district of fice, a group of about two dozen protesters rallied.

Carrying U.S. and Re public of (South) Viet

De-salted water may be the next big thing out of your tap

DANA POINT(AP) –With California struggling through historic drought, the state’s Coastal Com mission last week ap proved a desalination plant that could turn up to 5 million gallons of sea water a day into drinkable water.

The commission voted 11-0 to approve the pro posed Doheny Ocean Desalination Project in Dana Point, southeast of Los Angeles in Orange County.

Although it faces other regulatory hurdles, the de cision by the state’s coast al guardian was a key step towards approval of the $140 million plant, which could be running by 2027

and provide the South Coast Water District with enough water for about 40,000 people.

California has spent most of the last 15 years in drought conditions. Virtually the entire state

currently is in severe to exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Snow that falls in Califor nia’s mountains typically provides one-third of the

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THE HADERA DESALINATION PLANT in Israel is the largest in the world. Desalination may be coming to Orange County (Shutterstock).

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Desalination for Orange Co.

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state’s annual water supply, but last year snow levels were far below average by the end of the winter. The Colorado River, an other major source of water for Southern California, is also beset by drought, threatening its abil ity to supply farmers and cities around the U.S. West.

State officials say they expect California’s water supply to de cline by 10% over the next two decades. In August, Gov. Gavin Newsom touted recycling and desalination as ways to shore up the state’s supply.

Newsom had backed another Southern California desalina tion plant that would have been

10 times larger than the one ap proved on Thursday. The Coast al Commission unanimously re jected that project in May.

Commissioners said they were concerned that the privately owned plant in Huntington Beach would kill marine life and make water too pricey in an area of California that has other cheaper and more environmen tally sound water sources.

Environmental groups had long fought the project but there was much less opposition to the smaller plant. Commission staff had recommended approval, saying the project’s design had a much smaller environmental footprint.

Garden Grove school board

Continued from page 1 nam flags, they chanted “Down! Down! Down! with Lan!”

Six speakers – three attacking Nguyen and three supporting him – addressed the board. One of his critics accused him of “disgracing the South Viet namese army” with comments that were “very horrific” for the “younger generation to hear.”

None of the protesters quoted specific comments to support their attacks.

One of his supporters wanted to “thank Lan Nguyen for his dedicated support of the Garden Grove Unified School District” and argued that the rally had more to do with politics than education.

Nguyen is running for re-elec

tion to the board for Trustee Area 2. Other candidates are Mark Anthony Paredes and Nicole Jai mes.

Also on Tuesday night, the board approved a lighting proj ect for athletic facilities at Los Amigos High School, as well as an agreement with the Westmin ster Police Department to supply a school resource police officer to serve La Quinta High School and McGarvin Intermediate School, which are located within the boundaries of the GGUSD.

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to regularly update a list of those who cannot make contributions to campaigns for city govern ment positions.

The council does not currently have paid support staff to ensure that all contributions to candi dates are in line with SB 1439.

Kalmick also advised that a study be conducted of how other cities in Orange County prevent ineligible contributions from being made, and that the stipu lations of SB 1439 be clearly stated on the city council’s website.

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Playground opening on Tuesday

The City of Garden Grove in vites the community to attend a dedication event for Garden Grove Park’s new all-inclusive aircraft-themed playground on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m., at 9301 Westminster Ave. The free event will feature a ribboncutting ceremony, themed give aways, and treats.

The new play area boasts air field- and space-themed equip ment that includes airplane and rocket ship play structures, play chimes, a rocking play feature called the Cruiser, and a merrygo-round, which are ADA acces sible.

In addition, the playground serves children with all ranges of abilities and allows them to play together.

Visitors can connect with Gar den Grove Park’s history through a QR code placed on playground signage. When scanned, users are taken to a digital archive, detailing the park’s history as an aircraft landing location and flight-training site in the 1940s and ’50s.

Part of a $1.3 million improve ment project, Garden Grove Park’s enhancements also in clude a new large pavilion with built-in barbecues, and dining and preparation tables, and three new picnic shelters with an ADA

Santiago HS teacher is honored for leadership

Santiago High School Health teacher Shannon Bennett was recognized this week for her leadership in the area of drug and alcohol prevention. During a surprise celebration organized by her students, family, and the Orange County De partment of Education, Bennett was presented with the 2022 Linda Kearns Community Prevention Award from the Orange County Substance Abuse Prevention Network.

OCDE Prevention Coordinator

SA man is fatally shot in the street

A 25-year-old Santa Ana man was fatally shot in Santa Ana early Saturday morning.

According to the SAPD, the incident took place in the area of Warren and Lyon streets. A report of a shooting was made at 2:40 a.m. Arriving officers found an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his torso.

Officers rendered medical aid until Orange County Fire Au thority firefighter paramedics arrived and transported the man to a local hospital where he was was pronounced dead.

The incident appears to be gangrelated, according to the SAPD.

The Orange County Coroner’s Division has identified the vic tim as Abelino Vigueras. Detec tives are attempting to identify and locate any witnesses who can shed light on the incident.

Stephan Lambert and Pro gram Specialist Ryan Crowdis recognized Bennett for building one of the strongest and most consistent Friday Night Live Clubs in Orange County. She has served as Club Advisor for 10 years, and has spearheaded powerful efforts that engage young people in substance abuse prevention initiatives.

Our Towns

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the SAPD Homicide Section on this incident at (714) 245-8390. This case is eligible for the Gang Re ward Program.

Bennett’s Friday Night Live Club cheered her on during the celebration which was also attended by her husband and son, nearly a dozen colleagues from OCDE, Santiago Principal Christine Pijl and GGUSD Board of Education Trustee Teri Rocco.

Raising cash for kids

The Women’s Division of the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce will have a luncheon on Thursday. Oct. 20 at SteelCraft, 12900 Euclid St. in Garden Grove at 11:30 a.m. The division raises money for scholarships for graduating high school seniors from the Garden Grove Unified School District.

Working on more parks

The second of three public workshops on the Parks Master Plan for the City of Stanton will be held on Friday, Oct. 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the council chambers, 7800 Katella Ave.

New V.P. at Huntington Beach High

Todd Voulemenous is the new assistant principal at Huntington Beach High School, where he will focus on student/staff well ness and academic support.

Voulemenous’ bachelor’s de gree in business administration and double master’s degrees in education technology and edu cational leadership, along with his 22 years of educational ex perience at the elementary, mid dle, and high school levels have equipped him for his new role at

THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE club at Santiago High School in Garden Grove (GGUSD photo)

NEW PLAYGROUND equipment debuting Tuesday at Garden Grove Park

Scenes from “Our Towns”

Beach from 5-10 p.m.

Oh say can you oversee?

The Board of Trustees of the Westminster School District is seeking qualified candidates to serve as committee members on the lndependent Citizens’ Oversight Committee for the Measure T Bond program. Qualified candidates must live within the Westminster School District attendance boundar ies. WSD is seeking to fill a vacancy in the”Community at Large” category. Apply at www. wsdk8.us .

Bet on this charity

“Boots & Bowties,” a casino fundraiser for the The Thera peutic Riding Center of Hun tington Beach, will be held on Saturday. Oct. 22 at the Senior Center in Central Park, 18041 Goldenwest St., Huntington

Tickets are $95, which includes two drinks and $200 in chips. For a game table, the price is $350 for two guests with your name as a sponsor game on a casino game table, along with $200 chips per person.

A sponsorship is $650, which has a table for eight people, two bottles of wine and $200 in chips per person. All partici pants must be 21 and over. To purchase tickets, visit www. trchb.org .

Scary story at library

“Library Trick-or-Treat Night” is Thursday, Oct. 27 from 7-8 p.m. at the Central Library (7111 Talbert Ave.) in Hunting ton Beach. Put on your costume and zombie shuffle over to the Central Library for a safe & fun

evening of trick-or-treating. Trick-or-treat stations will be set up throughout the main floor of the library. This event is open to the public & regis tration is not required. Library Trick-or-Treat Night is best

suited for ages 3-12 and their family. Children must be ac companied by a parent, guard ian, or responsible adult at all times while participating.

Treats are available while sup plies last.

New asst. principal at HBHS

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HBHS.

While assistant principal at McPherson Magnet School, Voulemenous was awarded Site Leader of the Year by Orange County CUE (Computer Using Educators) for innovative work in 21st century leaders in educa tion.

Todd’s technological pushes continued while at Servite High School where he established the technology program as the di rector of education technology.

Following this, Voulemenous helped build two STEAM labs at Yorba Middle School, lead

ing the school to be named a Showcase School for STEAM education and being personally recognized as a national trainer of all new STEAM teachers in the western United States.

New playground

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accessible walkway.

Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones and members of the Gar den Grove City Council will be on-hand for the dedication. For more information, call (714) 741-5200.

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Arts&Living

IS THIS REALLY the actual, final conclusion of the long-lived “Halloween”

saga with Jamie Lee Curtis screaming one last time in “Halloween Ends”? Somehow we tend to doubt it, and so does

Is “Halloween Ends” the Real End?

But star Jamie Lee Curtis really “kills it” in this installment

By Jocelyn Noveck AP National Writer

OK, so we knew there was going to be an ending. We just didn’t know there’d be, like, six end ings.

Honestly, after a while I stopped keeping count of each time I thought “Halloween Ends,” bal lyhooed as the final, no-reallywe-mean-it-final installment of the “Halloween” saga that began with John Carpenter’s 1978 clas sic – or at least for star and pro ducer Jamie Lee Curtis – was finished. Was it when she does this? When he does that? When that other person comes in? In my notebook I kept writing, “It ends with.” But then some other crazy thing happened.

As for whether this kitchen-sink

Movie Review

approach to narrative resolution will bother you, well, that de pends on what you came for.

Did you want closure in a satis fyingly coherent way? That’s not what you’ll get. Did you want to see Curtis in one more (we think) badass performance as durable Laurie Strode, whom she’s been playing for some 45 years?

You’ll get that. Did you want to see more gore and guts, with a disturbingly creative scene in volving a record turntable? You’ll get that, too.

Actually, the turntable – can we repeat that this scene is disturb ing? – is rather a concerning metaphor here, because it implies something that may slow down

but never fully stop. And that’s the uneasy feeling we get at the end as we leave Strode, her masked nemesis Michael Myers and the other residents of Haddonfield, Illinois, (a town in which, if we can digress for a second, the real estate values must be in the tank by now given the body count, but somehow people stay?) Can we really trust this will finally be it?

In any case, nobody can seem to quit Haddonfield, least of all Strode, so it is there, once more, that we begin this third install ment of the trilogy by David Gor don Green, which was meant to follow directly from the original, ignoring all the intervening se quels and reboots.

In case you missed any, there’s a handy recap from Strode herself, as narrator. But first, we witness

Fair: HHH

a harrowing prelude in which an other babysitter gets into trouble on Halloween night, this time in 2019 – not a girl but a boy, Corey (Rohan Campbell).

A few hours after his cheerful ar rival, the young boy he’s minding is dead and Corey’s being taken away by the authorities.

Was the horrible event an ac cident or intentional? When we meet Corey again, he is out free but a shadow of his former self. Strode, meanwhile, has bought a new home, is writing a memoir, and is aiming to move on (but not out, at least not out of Haddon field.) “It’s been four years since

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Review of “Halloween” movie

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I last saw my monster,” she tells us. “So here I am, a survivor at tempting to share my story and find healing.”

Strode, whom we see typing out her thoughts a la Carrie Bradshaw, spouts a bunch of psycho-babble about individual responsibility to resist evil, which coming from anyone but Curtis would sound utterly absurd –but her resource ful presence has been the main reason to watch this franchise since her first babysitting gigs in 1978.

In any case, theories about find ing strength in making peace with one’s fears sound fine, until one is facing a huge masked guy with a bloody carving knife in the kitch en – or so it would seem.

Strode is now living with her granddaughter, Allyson (a lovely Andi Matichak), now a nurse, who tragically lost her parents to the Boogeyman, aka Myers. Ally son also yearns to move on from tragedy (but not from Haddon field!) and when she meets Corey,

something in the troubled young man strikes a chord.

As the pair grows closer, though, Strode is becoming increasingly concerned by a dark side of Co rey that reminds her of … hmm, who could it be?

It’ll come to us.

Speaking of Myers, of course he’s back. We won’t tell you where and how, but no one will be shocked, because it always comes down to the last 20 minutes or so of epic, biblical confrontation between him and Strode. On Halloween. Obviously.

The only difference this time is whether we can believe that this ending – well, these six endings –are really it. (Wait, is that the rea son the film is called “Halloween Ends’’ – as in ends, plural?) There does seem to be some pretty in controvertible evidence here that someone, and we won’t tell who, would have a hard time returning. But that turntable is still spinning.

We may be seeing all these peo ple again.

“Halloween Ends,” a Universal Pictures release, has been rated R by the Motion Picture Associa tion of America “for bloody hor ror violence and gore, language throughout and some sexual references.” Running time: 111 minutes. MPAA definition of R: Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

Rams rallied

Panthers on Sunday.

“This game today is another example of (how) you just never know what’s going to happen,” Stafford said. “Our left tackle goes out, and we’ve got to move guys around. Obviously that kind of spurred us in execution, but we’ve got to continue to do more of it. If we can do that more consistently and play off of our defense, who played great again today, that would be nice.”

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Allen Robinson caught a TD pass for the Rams (3-3), who overcame two straight ugly de feats and their offensive line’s latest injury setback to spoil Steve Wilks’ debut as the Pan thers’ interim head coach.

Los Angeles trailed 10-7 at halftime, but took control in the second half behind its patchwork offensive line. After Skowronek put the Rams ahead and scored his first NFL touchdown in the third quarter with an 18-yard sprint on his first career rush ing attempt, Henderson added a 2-yard TD run with 8:15 to play.

“Those are the games that are fun,” said Cooper Kupp, who caught seven passes for 80 yards. “You don’t like how things are going offensively in the first half ... but you really like having a bunch of guys be ing able to contribute, and see ing other guys succeed and feel ing like it was something we did together as a team.”

Donte Jackson returned an in terception 30 yards for a touch down for the Panthers (1-5), who have lost three straight.

OCT: Now Wednesday and Saturday.

Christian McCaffrey amassed 158 of Carolina’s 203 total yards, racking up the bestnper centage of any NFL team.

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High school football crowns to be won

the league crown.

In the Garden Grove League, two of the three co-leaders – Los Amigos and Santiago, each 2-1 – will clash on Friday at Mon soor Stadium.

Edison’s battle with Fountain Valley used to be – a while back – a struggle for the Sun

set League title, but no more. Regardless, there will be a big crowd for this rivalry game on Friday.

And let’s not forget Friday’s Orange League battle between two unbeaten teams – Santa Ana Valley and Western – at Handel Stadium.

Here’s the schedule for this weekend’s area high school football action. Unless other wise noted, all games are sched ule to start at 7 p.m. Game lo cations, opponents, dates, etc. are subject to change without notice, so call the school.

THURSDAY

• La Quinta (2-6, 1-2) at Bolsa Grande (4-4, 1-2)

FRIDAY

• Westminster (8-0, 1-0) at Laguna Beach (5-3, 1-0).

Segerstrom (1-7, 0-1) at Marina (17, 0-1) at Bill Boswell Stadium.

• Kennedy (1-7, 0-3) at Pacifica (35, 1-2) at Bolsa Stadium.

• Rancho Alamitos (7-1, 2-1) at Lo ara (3-5, 1-2).

• Fountain Valley (4-4, 0-3) at Edi son (7-1, 2-1).

• Huntington Beach (5-3, 1-2) at

Los Alamitos (6-2, 3-0).

• Ocean View (1-7, 0-1) at Godinez Fundamental (1-7, 0-1).

• Costa Mesa (3-5, 1-3) at Orange (6-2, 4-0).

• Santa Ana Valley (7-1, 3-0) at Western (6-1, 2-0)

• Anaheim (2-6, 2-1) at Magnolia (2-7, 1-2)

• Los Amigos (6-2, 2-1) at Santiago (6-2, 2-1)

SATURDAY

• Garden Grove (7-1, 1-0) at Katella (3-5, 1-0) at Glover Stadium.

What Dodgers need now

contemplate and plenty of time to do it during the long offsea son.

PITCHING

Walker Buehler is expected to miss most and possibly all of the 2023 season after undergoing his second career Tommy John surgery in August.

Starters Clayton Kershaw, Ty ler Anderson and Andrew He aney will become free agents after the World Series ends.

Kershaw, the three-time Cy Young Award winner who turns 35 in March, has indicated he'd like to return to the only team he's ever played for during his 15-year career. He was on a $17 million, one-year deal this sea son.

Anderson, the All-Star lefthander, had a breakout season in his first year with the Dodgers. The well-traveled veteran had a 2.57 ERA in 178 2/3 innings.

Signed for $8.5 million be fore the lockout began, Heaney started the season on an encour aging note but then missed two stretches because of shoulder strains. Making his postseason debut, the left-hander gave up a home run to Trent Grisham in a 2-1 loss to the Padres in Game 3. Dustin May and Blake Treinen returned from health issues in time to make the division series roster and should be ready for spring training.

The Dodgers figure to part ways with closer Craig Kimbrel, who was demoted from his ninthinning role with two weeks left in the regular season and got left

off the postseason roster.

TREA TURNER

Turner becomes a free agent after the World Series ends and would be a sought-after player among what appears to be a strong shortstop class.

He made his second straight All-Star appearance in his first full season with the Dodgers.

After splitting time between Washington and LA last year, Turner hit .298 and finished second in hits behind teammate Freeman with 194. Turner tied for second in at-bats and plate appearances, and tied for third in singles among MLB leaders. He sprained his right ring finger in the eighth inning of Game 3 against the Padres but started in Game 4.

OUT THE DOOR?

David Price has indicated he plans to retire. The 37-year-old left-hander was left off the divi sion series roster after a wrist in jury curtailed him in September. Price, who won the World Series with Boston in 2018, opted out of the 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic and was used mostly as a reliever over the last two seasons.

OLD GUARD

The Dodgers hold a $16 million team option for 2023 on third baseman Justin Turner, who hit .278 while splitting starts as the designated hitter. He was just 2 for 13 in the NLDS. The 37-year-old is a fan favorite and a well-respected voice in the clubhouse.

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Championships to Be Won

What’s next for Dodgers? Key games for leagues across area

For fans of the Garden Grove and Katella high school football teams it’ll be a Saturday night alive at Glover Stadium for what amounts to the championship game of the Big 4 League.

The Knights (3-5 over all and 1-0 in league) will host the Argonauts (7-1, 1-0) in a game in which the winner can do no worse than a tie for the title.

Grove has to be con sidered the favorite, based on its record and the performance of its star, Malachi Bey. In last week’s 31-23 win over Segerstrom, he rushed for four touchdowns and 270 yards.

He’s averaging 143.4 yards a game and scored 17 touchdowns. The Ar gos are not one-dimen sional, as quarterback Brandon Roth gives Grove a passing threat with 1,171 yards this sea son.

Katella’s top offensive threat is senior running

This Week in Area Football

• USC Trojans (6-1): Bye.

• UCLA Bruins (6-0): Saturday at Oregon (5-1)

• Los Angeles Rams (3-3): Bye.

• Los Angeles Char gers (4-2): Sunday host Seattle (3-3).

MALACHI BEY (28) CARRIES THE LOAD FOR ARGONAUTS Garden Grove can clinch a Big 4 title Saturday with win over Katella

back and wide receiver Gabriel Dawson, averag ing 51.4 yards a game.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. Glov er Stadium is in La Palma Park in Anaheim.

Another “championship” game this weekend is on Friday in the four-team Pac 4 League. Westmin ster (8-0, 1-0) will visit Laguna Beach (5-3, 1-0).

The Lions are the favor ites, led by Jason Pham,

averaging 88.6 yards a game rushing. He’s scored 11 touchdowns and averages 24 yards on punt returns. The Artists have Nick Rogers (86.8 yards a game rushing; 11 TDs scored) and Jackson Rodriguez (78.1 yards re ceiving, nine TDs and 31 points kicking).

As with the Big 4 situ ation, Friday’s victor can do no worse than a tie for

Rams shook off another injury

By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer

INGLEWOOD (AP) –

When left tackle Joseph Noteboom went down with a probable Achilles tendon injury in the sec ond quarter Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams were suddenly down to one

opening day starter on their once-powerful of fensive line.

The Rams gathered them selves, pushed ahead on a touchdown drive and eventually beat an op ponent with just as many injury problems and even more overall chaos than the beleaguered defend

ing champions.

Matthew Stafford passed for 253 yards, Darrell Henderson and receiver Ben Skowronek rushed for touchdowns in the second half, and the Rams snapped their twogame skid with a 24-10 victory over the Carolina

By Beth Harris AP Sports Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP)

– After all their gaudy statistics during the regu lar season – 111 wins, Freddie Freeman and Trea Turner powering the offense– the Los An geles Dodgers appeared on their way to fulfilling manager Dave Roberts' spring prediction of an other World Series vic tory.

Not so fast.

The San Diego Padres squelched those plans, upsetting the Dodgers in four games to win their NL Division Series and providing a stunning end to a historic season in Los Angeles.

“This was a really good team, a really, really good team,” Freeman said. “October baseball can be brutal and it happened for us.”

Two years removed from winning their World Se ries championship in the pandemic bubble, the Dodgers have much to